Quote of the Week: Washington on Preparedness

A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform and well-digested plan is requisite; and their safety and interest require that they should promote such manufactories as tend to render them independent of others for essential, particularly military, supplies. ~ George Washington in his First Annual Message to Congress on the State of the Union

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We haven’t bugged out yet. Everything is fine; we just decided to take a bit of a sabbatical. Not from prepping since it’s more of a lifestyle for us, but from writing the articles. A combination of outside influences and family items combined to consume much of our “free” time. As a result something had to give.